Familial and environmental influences on longevity in historical Quebec

Population

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-292

  Mazan, Ryan ^a   Gagnon, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; LONGEVITY; MODELING; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 36849061164     PISSN: 16342941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/pope.702.0271     Document Type: Article

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